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| + | Mostly these are useless fun, but somebody took the time to put them together.<br /> | ||
| + | [http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/ google l33t]<br /> | ||
| + | [http://www.googleloco.com/ google loco]<br /> | ||
| + | [http://www.googoth.com/ google gothic]<br /> | ||
| + | [http://www.google.com/intl/xx-elmer/ ewmew fudd]<br /> | ||
| + | [http://www.google.com/intl/xx-piglatin/ xx-piglatin]<br /> | ||
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| + | ==URL Hacking - Exploit the file system structure== | ||
To understand how to get what you want off the Internet you need to understand how URLs are structured and how this structure relates to the files stored on servers off in the world. Here's an example of a typical URL of a hungry donkey: http://www.shadowridgedonkeys.com/images/index.10.jpg | To understand how to get what you want off the Internet you need to understand how URLs are structured and how this structure relates to the files stored on servers off in the world. Here's an example of a typical URL of a hungry donkey: http://www.shadowridgedonkeys.com/images/index.10.jpg | ||
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Exercise: Figure out the number of seconds in a year using google (60 * 60 * 24 * 365):______________________________________ | Exercise: Figure out the number of seconds in a year using google (60 * 60 * 24 * 365):______________________________________ | ||
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Calculator help page - http://www.googleguide.com/help/calculator.html | Calculator help page - http://www.googleguide.com/help/calculator.html | ||
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==Locating public web cameras== | ==Locating public web cameras== | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 7 March 2008
Google Hacks
Alternate Homepages
Mostly these are useless fun, but somebody took the time to put them together.
google l33t
google loco
google gothic
ewmew fudd
xx-piglatin
URL Hacking - Exploit the file system structure
To understand how to get what you want off the Internet you need to understand how URLs are structured and how this structure relates to the files stored on servers off in the world. Here's an example of a typical URL of a hungry donkey: http://www.shadowridgedonkeys.com/images/index.10.jpg
Queries
Calculator
Google is nice enough to do lots of basic (and advanced) math for you, if you ask it. It recognizes all the normal operators.
+ or PLUS - or MINUS * or TIMES / or DIVIDED BY
Exercise: Figure out the number of seconds in a year using google (60 * 60 * 24 * 365):______________________________________
Unit Converter
You can use google to obtain specific conversions between lots of different kinds of units:
[100 dollars in Euros]
[175lbs in kilograms]
[three quarters of a cup in teaspoons]
[MDLVII in decimal]
[1 year in seconds]
You can also use it to find conversion factors:
[american dollars per canadian dollar]
[miles per kilometer]
[ounces per gallon] (?Why is this broken?)
Exercise: Grandpa Simpson: "My car gets forty rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!" Use the unit converter to figure out how many MPG Grandpa's car gets:__________________
Calculator help page - http://www.googleguide.com/help/calculator.html
Locating public web cameras
The default configuration of a some brands of web camera publishes images in such a way that they are indexed by google. By typing in a properly formatted google search you can browse images from these webcams from around the world.
http://www.google.com/search?q=inurl:"jpg/image.jpg?r="
This is a good one: http://24.227.51.158/jpg/image.jpg?r=
